Tagalog Western Polynesian Malayo Austronesian Natural Languages Linguistics

Tagalog, also known as Filipino or Pilipino, is a Western Malayo-Polynesian member of the Austronesian language family spoken by approximately 24% of the Phillipine population.

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• - Tutorial for English speakers who want to learn to speak Tagalog. Available on CD-ROM.
  
• - Comprehensive resource center for Philippine language and culture.
  
• - Description of Tagalog, including geographic distribution, phonology, grammar, writing systems, vocabulary and examples.
  
• - A book chapter by Nikolaus Himmelmann.
  
• - Focuses of on the Filipino language and culture, the learning of Tagalog, the dialects of Filipino speech, the history of the Republic of the Philippines, the phenomenon that is called the Filipino identity crisis, and Filipino sociology.
  
• - Information on the now extinct Tagalog writing system including history, orthography, sample texts and links to related sites.
  
• - A description of Tagalog, including grammar, phonology, loan words and sample phrases.
  
• - Interactive language lessons, online dictionaries, and articles on language and culture, from the SEAsite project at Illinois University.
  
• - A book chapter by Nikolaus Himmelmann.
  
• - Information on the Tagalog alphabet with pronunciation guide, sample text, history and links to related sites.
  
• - Hypertext language course with Tagalog-English dictionary.
  
• - Tagalog language software. Hear Tagalog and Visayan words and phrases. Language newsletter.
  
• - A site dedicated to learning Tagalog. Includes a multiplayer Tagalog quiz game, message board for answering Tagalog translation questions, and a Tagalog dictionary/translation program.
  
• - Tagalog language training for non-speakers. Features sound recordings, the 100 most frequently used verbs and the 500 most frequently used words, exercises and self-tests.
  
• - History of Pilipino including basic grammar, orthography and links to related sites.
  
• - Examines the history of Filipino as it was developed from Tagalog.
  
• - Philippine lexicography and linguistics.
  
• - Comprehensive site with information on Ang Baybayin, the ancient form of Filipino writing, sample texts, free Baybayin fonts, explanations of English idioms in Filipino and other topics.
  
  

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